Liberation: Using the Web (Basic)

Identifying Keywords

When trying to find information on the web, it's essential to construct an effective search strategy.

First, it's necessary to identify your search terms . Valid search terms include individual words and short phrases. Each term must represent a single idea. For example, the following are valid search terms:

"renaissance"

"civil war"

"computing"

"health services"

You will see that some of these terms are two word phrases. This is okay providing that together they produce a single idea.

In this tutorial you will start by selecting search terms for an assignment.